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Power Prices - June 14, 2017
NRG unit GenOn files for bankruptcy protection
Power producer GenOn Energy, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Houston.
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Power Prices - June 2, 2017
Duke Energy Progress proposes 14.9% rate hike
If approved by the commission, commercial and industrial customers would see an average increase of 13.5%.
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Energy Efficiency - May 30, 2017
Arizona utility halts energy efficiency rebate program
Arizona utility Tucson Electric Power Co. has halted an energy efficiency rebate program for commercial energy users after running out of funding for the incentives, the Arizona Daily Star reported May 29.
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Power Prices - May 30, 2017 - By Amy Poszywak
Three Mile Island to shutter in 2019, Exelon says
The owner of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant — home of the 1979 nuclear accident considered to be the worst in U.S. history — on May 30 announced plans to close the Pennsylvania power plant in 2019 following years of profit losses.
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Solar - May 26, 2017
Navy celebrates completion of 17 MW solar project
The U.S. Department of the Navy and Indiana Gov. Suzanne Crouch recently celebrated the opening of a new, 17-MW solar power plant in southwestern Indiana at the Naval Support Activity Crane that will increase the resiliency of its operations.
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Energy Efficiency - May 19, 2017
Calif. utility recognizes C&I customers for efficiency
California utility San Diego Gas & Electric has recognized a series of its commercial and industrial customers it says are leading the way in implementing innovative solutions to reducing their energy use.
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Utilities - May 18, 2017
Michigan utility offers green tariff large energy users
Citing growing demand from large energy users for access to clean energy options, Michigan utility Consumers Energy has proposed a program to allow companies to match their load to renewable energy sources.
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May 18, 2017 - By Amy Poszywak
Advocates call on Amazon to save struggling nukes
As the fate of two Ohio nuclear plants continues to hang in the balance, a group of "concerned citizens, scientists, business leaders, conservationists and community leaders" in the state have called on Amazon.com Inc. to help support them.
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Utilities - May 16, 2017
Michigan's largest utility to be coal-free by 2040
"There is no sucker's choice between a healthy environment and a healthy economy, although it often gets framed that way," the CEO of Michigan's largest utility said May 16 in announcing a commitment to reducing greenhouse gas emissions 80% by 2050.
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Distributed Energy Resources - May 8, 2017
Itron to acquire Comverge for $100M
Grid technology and services company Itron Inc. has reached an agreement to acquire demand response provider Comverge in a deal valued around $100 million, the companies announced May 8.
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